The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-22

fancy work. The young man Would
loose hold of his partner for an in
slant and sort of glide around her as
a hungry cat glides around Il pan
of boiling milk, then grip her tigher
than ever and off once more. Anoth-
er would throw his head back from
his partner as though he had sud
denly discovered that somebody had
been eating onions and then start
on a backward, reverse step that
brought him into collision with
another competing couple and caus-
ed an Interchange of compliments
more forcible than polite.
After fifteen minutes of this and
much whispering among the judges,
Chief Patterson raped his heel on
the floor and the music stopped.
"Come forward, ladies and gentle
men," he said. "Thomas II. Patter-
son will please to leave the floor"
II expected that" said Thomas,
ruefully, as he and his girl sought
their seats. Because Pm his broth
er, he's afraid to give me a show"
samuel Mitchell will please leave
the floor" continued Chief Patter-
son. "John Bruce will also retire
with his lady. | am sorry, gentlemen
and ladies, that we cannot give
all of you pitchers and mugs, for
you are all good dancers. Alec An
derson will please leave the floor"
Finally the dancers were reduced
to five couples, and the music start
ed once more. Itwas the same tune,
and that there might be no mistake
about it, one of the fiddlers hummed
the words:
When the leaves begin to turn,
And the summer days are gone;
When the robins nest again,
And the swallows homeward come.
The dancers whirled around and
perspired for ten minutes more be-
fore another halt was called.
"Mr. Holton will leave the floor
said Mr.. Patterson. Holton, a stall
wart young man, who wore white
rose in his pea-jacket, seemed some
what unwilling to comply and made
a loud remark rejecting on the
origin of one of the judges. The
judge referred to jumped off the
platform and wanted to know if
Holton meant it. Holton said he
did and hostelities seemed imminent,
until Chief Patterson took a hand
in and skillfully restored order.
"Holton," he said, "sit down or
I'll throw you out. There's no choice
here We haven't showed no par
tiality and we won't. | appeal to
the ladies and gentlemen if we are
not doing this thing square. You
all saw me order off my own brother
to show there was no partiality nor
nc choices. If | was going to be
partial would / walk my own flesh
and blood off of the hoor?" APP
, plause.
Then the couple was reduced to
three-the Conley couple, the Fitz-
gerald couple and the Egan couple
and the dancing began again. The
Z judges watched the movements OF
f the three couples with the utmost
anxiety of countenance. Then there
: was more whispering among the
5 judges and then a final halt was call
ed. Popular favor seemed to be
, with the Fitzgerald couple, fact
which in itself was sufficient tc
make Chief Patterson insist that the
i. prize should go to some other couple
p in order that his record for impair
tiality should be kept untarnished.
7 "We're not to be bullied by nobody,
q he said The Egan couple were
told to leave the floor and it becam,
j evident that the judges differed as t.
which of the last two couple.
should get the pitcher and mug
these articles of course, being Sc
of two pieces intended for singl,
! prize. 1t was at this crisis tha
Chief Patterson again exhibited his
great head "Let's give the pitcher
to one and the mug to the other,
he said.
cts CO." said the other judges
"Mr. Conley and lady, come for
ward" said Mr. Patterson, takine
X the pitcher in one hand and til,
mug in the other. "This is youi
u prize" handing over the pitcher
. the judges think you won it fair"
III anybody thinks different, Tn
willing to dance over again for it,
said Mr.. Conley, glancing at Fitzger
. aid, handing over the article.
: "Well, l won it." said Fitzgerald
"and if anybody wants to dane,
+ over again for this or any othe
/ prize Pm his meat-see."
" The prize-winners We're congrat